Greaser.



J. IVI. KEIL.

GREASER.

APPLICATION FILED IuLY 28.1915.

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JOHN lVI. KEIL, OF BOONTON, NEW JERSEY.

GREASER.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, JOHN M. KEIL, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Boonton, in the county of Morris, Stateof New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inGreasers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements `in greasers and particularly togreasers for use in connection with frying pans or griddles.

One object of the invention is to provide a novel and simple device ofthis character in which the greasing cloth is held firmly in position toapply the grease to the hot surface and in which the said greasing clothwill be effectively squeezed to force the grease to 'theprotrudingsurface thereof.

Another object is to provide a simple device of this character which canbe readily taken apart for refilling or cleaning.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved greaser,Fig. 2 is a top plan View, F ig. 3 is a bottom plan View, and Fig. 4L isan enlarged section on the line 1 -4 of Fig. 2.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, l0 represents acasing which is open at the top and bottom and has detachably securedaround the lower end thereof a band 11. This band has a plurality ofinwardly pressed projections 12 which snap into recesses 13 in thecasing. Stretched across the band, below the lower edge of the casingare a plurality of crossed wires 14. Disposed within the casing, andresting on the wires, is a piece of absorbent material 14 such as wool,felt or the like which is adapted to be soaked with grease, as will bereadily understood. At one side v Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led July 28, 1915.

of the top of the frame there is mounted a bracket 15 on which ispivotally mounted One end of a lever 16. On the casing, at a pointdiametrically opposite to the bracket 15 and slightly below the upperend of the casing is an outwardly extending arm 17. Connected at itsopposite ends respectively to this arm and to the lever 16 is a coilspring 18. Disposed in the casing above the absorbent material is aplunger head 19 which is pivotally connected to the lever 16 by means ofa link 20. rIhe spring 18 normally presses the lever down so that thefollower or plunger head will be pressed firmly against the upper sideof the absorbent material so as to produce a squeezing action betweensaid plunger and the cross wires le. It will also be observed that whenthe device is applied to the surface of the pan or griddle, a slightdownward pressure may be exerted on the handle to produce a furtherdownward movement of the plunger head to squeeze the absorbent materialso that the grease will be brought to the lower surface of the absorbentmaterial.

Vhat is claimed is:

A griddle greaser including a casing, a large mesh wire screen removablycarried I by the lower end of the casing, absorbent material within thecasing, a follower within the casing and on the absorbent material, anupwardly extending stem carried by the follower, a bracket carried bythe upper end of the casing, a lever pvotally connected to the bracketand intermediate its ends to the stem, a second bracket carried by thecasing below the upper end and on the opposite side thereof, and a coilspring connected at its ends to the lever outwardly of the pivot thereofand to the second bracket.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in the presence of twoWitnesses.

JOHN M. KEIL.

Witnesses:

FRED GUIDER, WILLIAM CONOVER.

Gopies of this uatent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

